Toxins affecting calcium channels in neurons

Toxicon

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1161-1191

  Uchitel, Osvaldo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CONOTOXIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC; SNAKE VENOM; TOXIN;

BINDING SITE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; MARINE TOXINS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; VENOMS;

ARANEAE; GASTROPODA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0030852791     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(96)00210-3     Document Type: Review

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